Unlocking Mining's Full Potential
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The Downward Spiral
For decades, the mining industry has been trapped in a productivity paradox. Despite unprecedented investment in new technologies, plant expansions, and site acquisitions, production remains inconsistent, targets are routinely missed, and productivity is 25% lower than it was two decades ago. This systemic failure has wiped out over $64 billion in forecast revenue in the last five years alone.

The problem isn't a lack of ambition, technology, or capital. It's a fundamental disconnect between the two groups essential for success: the Capital Allocators and the Operational Leaders. They are two sides of the same coin, yet they lack a common language and a shared framework for success.

This gap creates a destructive downward spiral.
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The Capital Allocator (CEO or Investor)
Your world is one of spreadsheets and strategic ambitions.

You see a technically sound asset but are frustrated by volatile, inconsistent returns and costly surprises.

Decisions are forced into speculative bets based on narratives and incomplete data, leading to a cycle where 70-90% of M&A deals fail to meet their objectives.
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The Operational Leader (GM or COO)
Your world is a visceral, daily firefight.

You're trapped between fixing yesterday's inherited problems while trying to deliver tomorrow's results. Your team grapples with untrustworthy data, broken management systems, ineffective planning, and technology that creates workarounds.

This forces a “pillage and plunder” mindset just to survive the quarter, accumulating operational debt that makes long-term success nearly impossible.
The Value Creation Flywheel
Bridging the gap between mining operations and investment success.

Our proprietary diagnostic, the Mining Value Index, replaces gut-feel and narratives with objective, data-driven insights. It provides a clear measure of a site's most critical asset: its Operational Capability, what we call the 'Invisible Engine’.

Developed over 20+ years in the industry and enhanced with machine learning, the Index is designed to answer a fundamental question for any stakeholder, “Are our expectations realistic?”.

By providing clear visibility into operational realities, we empower both investors and operators to make informed decisions based on data, and best practice, not assumptions or predictions.

Our proven Operational Performance Framework then provides a clear roadmap from missed guidance to outperformance, accelerating your return on investment and building your competitive advantage.
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Investor
Get an objective assessment of a site's ability to execute its strategy, delivering its promised results, allowing you to better understand the operational risks and opportunities associated with an asset.
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Owner/Operator
Get the objective, third-party data needed to make the case for change and lead with an evidence-based plan, allowing you to deliver consistently and with confidence.

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Transformative Insights with Profound Impact
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FPC was the key that unlocked our project's hidden potential, skillfully addressing a challenging cultural environment through detailed operational review and targeted MOS implementation.
Russell Taylor, GM, Surface Mining Australia (2017)
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Built visual tools that enabled us to easily identify issues and ask the right questions to ensure better results, while providing crucial coaching on accountability.
Mark Day, former UG Project Manager (2019)
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FPC has been the glue that united all aspects of our success, creating an accurate and trusted master dataset that enables timely and informed production decisions.
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Improved shutdown processes resulted in $1.66 million extra gold production, with shutdown reviews identifying a further $2.3 million in opportunities.
Asset Manager (2022)
Resolute Mining Limited (Mali)
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Built an effective and efficient Management System with a detailed roadmap that ensured processes remained in place and effective.
Costerfield Site Leadership Team (2017)
Mandalay Resources
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